The New Nissan March Club (MARCH1Z) - Part VI
-
Hey speechie!Originally posted by speechie:Dearest all,
yo kamen: i'm still pulling my hair every so often about how to talk to patients, families and etc!?? :p
yo red_marchie --> yeah, the mechanic did ask whether those vibrations / palpations had taken place in the morning..hmmm no leh..and they're unlike the vibrations after the engine / air-con's idle for a while too...haiiii, wonder what's the cause?? The mechanic attending to me also mentioned that it might be due to misfiring by the cylinders of (oops) i can't-remember-what / the brakes that may need re-surfacing soon --> dunno what that means leh...
anyway, he shared alittle about the car - which i'm sure many of us already know so here they are (nothing too dramatic la)...just another person's perspective...
1) It's a light car = very fuel-efficient
2) No major problems encountered by most owners,compared to other models
3) Much of the car is "recycled" (wonder why?) = Environment-friendly car then? :p
4) It's a light car = vibrations can be felt much more strongly
5) Small car but powerful engine
TC had serviced my marchie's throttle chamber, re-tuned the engine and replaced 4 ignition coils within the last 2 weeks after those vibrating moments --> anyone who can advise on what the "big picture" is? Does it sound as if the engine's "choked" or ?? i'm clueless abt the nuts and bolts of my marchie, sigh!
Those pieces of news that u just told us about our marchie is not that bad after all what! Infact, i think it's more of a good news then anything! Every point is a plus point....erm except for point no. 4 maybe but think it's negligable!
We are environmental friendly bunch of marchies! yeah! Be proud!
Hope to see u more at our meetups ya! it's been a long time since we last saw u! think my only encounter with u was during one of our meetup at west coast mac where i made that comment..."Oh! We finally have a blue in our club....n we don't need the speechie that always M.I.A.!......hehe!" then turned out that the blue car was actually urs! remember....??
Enjoy ur trip to the land of the sun k? just got back from "big Board"...hehe
-
Well it wasn't known to be cheap anyway rite?Originally posted by NYC_MiCra:is pricy !
It's an expensive small car 
-
Is always been the case as explain again and again, but some potential buyers dun think like wise. Price cant compare the k12 vs other brands/model. Is personal, either you like it or you dun.. right !... "small over price car"Originally posted by Wheels on Fire:Well it wasn't known to be cheap anyway rite? It's an expensive small car -
Originally posted by KamenRider:
BBQ @ Changi with a view to kill !!
Marchies, this is a chance to meet up your fellow enthusiasts and the many newbies, share Tips and Lobangs, enjoy the good food from our expert in house chef.
COME!! register early to avoid disappointment!
Date/Time: 13 May (Sat) 4pm onwards
Venue: somewhere @ Changi (will confirm address later)
Fees: $8 for your food and booze
Those coming:
1. SAJ
2. Vandagal
3. KingMariot
4. Toadie
5. FadedMango
6. KamenRider
7. kwkckj
8.
9.
10.
11. -
Has anyone collect the cow decals at shell petrol stations??
black, pink, yellow , orange, blue etc..................?? i found green !!!!!
And has anyone got to malaysia after 1st may?? is the rm$20 charge per car still on?? -
INTRO TO NEW COMERS OR VISITORS
We are a bunch of slackers who, even though already have a forum website, still insist to "leech" onto this sgforums. Cos instead of wasting time to do Moderation, the Marchies would rather drive out their favourite ride for kopi session and have a life.
The Marchies here share the same passion in their March K12, and anything the March allows them to do. They have the following attributes:
M - Magnificent
A - Adventurous
R - Refreshing
C - Colourful
H - Happening
1 - One and Only
Z - Zesty
Come, join us and let's enjoy doing fun things together!!
email us if you wanna talk private - [email protected] -
Originally posted by vandagal2002:
me too
Originally posted by KamenRider:
[b]BBQ @ Changi with a view to kill !!
Marchies, this is a chance to meet up your fellow enthusiasts and the many newbies, share Tips and Lobangs, enjoy the good food from our expert in house chef.
COME!! register early to avoid disappointment!
Date/Time: 13 May (Sat) 4pm onwards
Venue: somewhere @ Changi (will confirm address later)
Fees: $8 for your food and booze
Those coming:
1. SAJ
2. Vandagal
3. KingMariot
4. Toadie
5. FadedMango
6. KamenRider
7. kwkckj
8.
9.
10.
11.[/b]
-
So have you guys figured how to install the "chin-up bar" yet?
Ordered already? -
Hi Marchies!
Wow, just read the article on the Nismo-tuned March on the last page of March Club Part V....drool factor 10/10!!! I like....NYCMicra, possible to do in JB? Any idea how big a hole it will burn in my pocket? Sighz...prob can't afford it anyway...
Anyway, reason I'm posting today is to share my experience on a topic that should be close to all drivers' hearts...petrol! Yes, prices have shot up recently, and I believe some of us are starting to feel the pinch every time we fill up at our favourite petrol kiosk. So much so that some of us have resorted to filling up with 92 octane...well, according to some people, the performance of your car doesn't depend on what grade of petrol you use, as long as its not below the recommended octane level. In fact, some even say that using a higher grade than what's recommended may even be detrimental to your car's engine.
I would like to share with you a personal experiment I conducted recently, which may change your mind about using higher grade petrol.
When I first got my March, I had this notion that I must give it the best treatment (new car mah
), so I pumped V-Power, cos I had some friends who drive WRXs and they swear that Shell has the best quality petrol. I was pumping V-Power for quite some time before someone actually questioned me whether there was any difference between V-Power and say, 98, and whether it was worth paying the extra 10 cents per litre. Well, I thought why not try it out and see for myself? Shell has always promoted its highest grade of petrol as giving you better mileage and more vrooom to your ride, so it would be interesting to see if it really lives up to its name.
The next time I went to fill up, I pumped a full tank of 98, and waited to see what difference there was. What I wanted to see was whether there was any difference in the pick up, as well as whether my FC would be affected. My average mileage per full tank of V-Power was about 440km, not much because apparantly my engine still wasn't broken in yet according to some friends, but that worked out to about 12-13km/l which was quite reasonable to me (Jazz is supposed to be the most fuel efficient car in its class at 14km/l).
What I experienced on that tank of 98 was quite surprising...there really was a marked difference in the pick up of my car, throttle response was sluggish and the car felt rather heavy despite me being the only passenger most of the time. Not only that, the starting of the engine actually took a few seconds longer on cold starts, not good. The next observation made me even more shocked, my odometer read only about 380km when the yellow light came on! That's a difference of about 60km, for the same amount of petrol used. Ok, I thought to myself, there must be some reason to explain all this...maybe when you use a different grade the computer chip makes some changes to the car...hang on, V-Power is the same grade as 98...maybe the mixing of the full tank of 98 with the little bit of V-Power that I had left somehow reduced the effectiveness of the petrol...unlikely...maybe I drove more aggressively with this tank, or had to step harder on the pedal cos it picked up so damn slowly....ya that must be it. Well, only one way to find out...pump another tank of 98 just to be sure.
Sure enough, throttle response remained sluggish, and mileage improved only slightly, this time made it to 400km with some light-footed driving. But that's still 40km short of my average with V-Power...almost equivalent to half a notch on my fuel meter! And all this just to save 10 cents per litre? Ok, no question about it, I'm switching back to V-Power. And let me tell you, the response I got after switching back was absolutely tangible, you can actually feel the engine's perkiness gradually returning as you leave the petrol kiosk. That itself is worth the extra $4-$5 per tank in my opinion. And my mileage went back to 440-450, so it was all good. I was pumping V-Power all the way, until recently when the prices shot up by 10 cents per litre. V-Power is now past the $2 per litre mark. Pumping 98 is now equivalent to pumping V-Power a month ago. I convinced myself that I had to downgrade to 95 in order to save money, after all an article in the newspaper stated that despite what petrol companies may want you to believe, the grade of petrol you use doesn't actually change your car's performance. So I decided I would make a gradual change, starting by downgrading to 98.
No surprise, I felt the same sluggishness after the downgrade, and my mileage fell back to 400km when the yellow light appeared
. This time I drained as much of the tank as I dared possible and only pumped WAY after the light came on...guess what grade I pumped? That was just a couple of days ago, and I'm glad to say my Marchie is back to her good old self again. I guess I managed to prove to myself that, despite the additional $4-$5 per tank that I'm paying for V-Power, over 98 I might add, I'm getting:
1) Better pick up
2) Better mileage (abt 50km more per tank)
3) Cleaner engine (more additives, plus FMT)
4) 20% more Escape points, which allows me to redeem my $40 fuel discount or Free Carwash voucher faster
5) Free tyre shine service
Wow, I should be working for SHELL instead!
Anyway, I hope I didn't bore you guys with my essay keke! Wonder if any of you have the same experience with using different grades of petrol. If so, please share so that we can all benefit from it (and so that I can confirm my findings too keke!) 
Another longwinded tale,
Blade -
What I read in the papers is that Malaysia has decided to postpone the implementation of the RM$20 entrance fee, due to some legal issues. I may be going in to JB this weekend (my first time in my March, hurray!), will let you know if they charge or not.Originally posted by vandagal2002:Has anyone collect the cow decals at shell petrol stations??
black, pink, yellow , orange, blue etc..................?? i found green !!!!!
And has anyone got to malaysia after 1st may?? is the rm$20 charge per car still on?? -
Originally posted by vandagal2002:
Been sick the past few days....BBQ food sounds good!!!
Originally posted by KamenRider:
[b]BBQ @ Changi with a view to kill !!
Marchies, this is a chance to meet up your fellow enthusiasts and the many newbies, share Tips and Lobangs, enjoy the good food from our expert in house chef.
COME!! register early to avoid disappointment!
Date/Time: 13 May (Sat) 4pm onwards
Venue: somewhere @ Changi (will confirm address later)
Fees: $8 for your food and booze
Those coming:
1. SAJ
2. Vandagal
3. KingMariot
4. Toadie
5. FadedMango
6. KamenRider
7. kwkckj
8. Blade
9.
10.
11.[/b] -
Anyone interested in watching the FA CUP finals on Sat between Liverpool and West Ham after the BBQ? Maybe go down to Chijmes or Holland V? Actually anywhere with a big screen and drinks will do fine, keke
-
Originally posted by Blade28:What I read in the papers is that Malaysia has decided to postpone the implementation of the RM$20 entrance fee, due to some legal issues. I may be going in to JB this weekend (my first time in my March, hurray!), will let you know if they charge or not. Yoh bro, when you going in Friday? What time, see if we can get a few more to tag along, unless you need some privacy.
-
Hi Blade
I used to do the same thing as you when i first got the car. However what i did was to experiment between Esso Ron 92 to 95 to 98.
First observation was that Ron 98 will give the best "power" and gives better mileage among the 3. That was until it passes the 20k mark when Ron98 does not really gives better mileage and Ron95 actually produces about the same as Ron98. Ron92 mileage is worst. As you have pointed out fuel economy is important so "power" becomes less a priority and I have stuck to basically Ron95 till now. I also experimented Vpower in Malaysia and also with Ron95 in Singapore when I travel the North South and they both gave similar mileage. So no difference to me except maybe "power" Anyway I am doing about 14+ km/l whether it is on VPower Malaysia or Ron95 from Singapore. Again there will be pple who feel that lower octane might cause "knocking" so I try to avoid Ron92, but now and then to save money I'll "sneak" it in with other mixes.Originally posted by Blade28:Hi Marchies!
Wow, just read the article on the Nismo-tuned March on the last page of March Club Part V....drool factor 10/10!!! I like....NYCMicra, possible to do in JB? Any idea how big a hole it will burn in my pocket? Sighz...prob can't afford it anyway...
Anyway, reason I'm posting today is to share my experience on a topic that should be close to all drivers' hearts...petrol! Yes, prices have shot up recently, and I believe some of us are starting to feel the pinch every time we fill up at our favourite petrol kiosk. So much so that some of us have resorted to filling up with 92 octane...well, according to some people, the performance of your car doesn't depend on what grade of petrol you use, as long as its not below the recommended octane level. In fact, some even say that using a higher grade than what's recommended may even be detrimental to your car's engine.
I would like to share with you a personal experiment I conducted recently, which may change your mind about using higher grade petrol.
When I first got my March, I had this notion that I must give it the best treatment (new car mah ), so I pumped V-Power, cos I had some friends who drive WRXs and they swear that Shell has the best quality petrol. I was pumping V-Power for quite some time before someone actually questioned me whether there was any difference between V-Power and say, 98, and whether it was worth paying the extra 10 cents per litre. Well, I thought why not try it out and see for myself? Shell has always promoted its highest grade of petrol as giving you better mileage and more vrooom to your ride, so it would be interesting to see if it really lives up to its name.
The next time I went to fill up, I pumped a full tank of 98, and waited to see what difference there was. What I wanted to see was whether there was any difference in the pick up, as well as whether my FC would be affected. My average mileage per full tank of V-Power was about 440km, not much because apparantly my engine still wasn't broken in yet according to some friends, but that worked out to about 12-13km/l which was quite reasonable to me (Jazz is supposed to be the most fuel efficient car in its class at 14km/l).
What I experienced on that tank of 98 was quite surprising...there really was a marked difference in the pick up of my car, throttle response was sluggish and the car felt rather heavy despite me being the only passenger most of the time. Not only that, the starting of the engine actually took a few seconds longer on cold starts, not good. The next observation made me even more shocked, my odometer read only about 380km when the yellow light came on! That's a difference of about 60km, for the same amount of petrol used. Ok, I thought to myself, there must be some reason to explain all this...maybe when you use a different grade the computer chip makes some changes to the car...hang on, V-Power is the same grade as 98...maybe the mixing of the full tank of 98 with the little bit of V-Power that I had left somehow reduced the effectiveness of the petrol...unlikely...maybe I drove more aggressively with this tank, or had to step harder on the pedal cos it picked up so damn slowly....ya that must be it. Well, only one way to find out...pump another tank of 98 just to be sure.
Sure enough, throttle response remained sluggish, and mileage improved only slightly, this time made it to 400km with some light-footed driving. But that's still 40km short of my average with V-Power...almost equivalent to half a notch on my fuel meter! And all this just to save 10 cents per litre? Ok, no question about it, I'm switching back to V-Power. And let me tell you, the response I got after switching back was absolutely tangible, you can actually feel the engine's perkiness gradually returning as you leave the petrol kiosk. That itself is worth the extra $4-$5 per tank in my opinion. And my mileage went back to 440-450, so it was all good. I was pumping V-Power all the way, until recently when the prices shot up by 10 cents per litre. V-Power is now past the $2 per litre mark. Pumping 98 is now equivalent to pumping V-Power a month ago. I convinced myself that I had to downgrade to 95 in order to save money, after all an article in the newspaper stated that despite what petrol companies may want you to believe, the grade of petrol you use doesn't actually change your car's performance. So I decided I would make a gradual change, starting by downgrading to 98.
No surprise, I felt the same sluggishness after the downgrade, and my mileage fell back to 400km when the yellow light appeared . This time I drained as much of the tank as I dared possible and only pumped WAY after the light came on...guess what grade I pumped? That was just a couple of days ago, and I'm glad to say my Marchie is back to her good old self again. I guess I managed to prove to myself that, despite the additional $4-$5 per tank that I'm paying for V-Power, over 98 I might add, I'm getting:
1) Better pick up
2) Better mileage (abt 50km more per tank)
3) Cleaner engine (more additives, plus FMT)
4) 20% more Escape points, which allows me to redeem my $40 fuel discount or Free Carwash voucher faster
5) Free tyre shine service
Wow, I should be working for SHELL instead! Anyway, I hope I didn't bore you guys with my essay keke! Wonder if any of you have the same experience with using different grades of petrol. If so, please share so that we can all benefit from it (and so that I can confirm my findings too keke!)
Another longwinded tale,
Blade -
Trying to get another friend to drive in as well, but he may not be free on Fri...haven't set the time yet but should be after lunch. Heard there's a huge new shopping centre there, dun mind going to check it out, but dun really know the way. Would be great if some of you guys came, so I can tag along behind you haha...Originally posted by KingMariot: Yoh bro, when you going in Friday? What time, see if we can get a few more to tag along, unless you need some privacy.
Eh, but going to see you people at the bbq on sat as well, a bit sian leh see all of you again...LOL!!! Juz kidding lah...it'd be great to have a Marchie mini-convoy to JB...plus I'd feel a lot safer if I drive in in a group. Dun want anything to happen to my precious.... -
My mileage too is abt 13-14 km/l .. depends now how hard i drive ..and whether i keep it under 2000 rpm as far as possible...
as long as u keep ur rpms low... u shld be able to have better mileage.
I dont feel that my mileage increases whether using 95 or 98 (i am past 20K liaos)
but yes, the pickup is better while using higher octane ... engine sounds abit more smooth too when i use caltex 98 with techron... otherwise, normally i just stick to SPC... heh heh... when pickup is too good... i cant resist revving my marchie....
** btw, one "trick: i use to save fuel, especially on the NS highway is to drive in the slipstream of the car infront of you..... the bigger the better... u can cut down on yr drag, improve mileage too..... but be careful.. dun tailgate too close.... -
Ya man never think of that, see you everyday also SIANzOriginally posted by Blade28:Trying to get another friend to drive in as well, but he may not be free on Fri...haven't set the time yet but should be after lunch. Heard there's a huge new shopping centre there, dun mind going to check it out, but dun really know the way. Would be great if some of you guys came, so I can tag along behind you haha...
Eh, but going to see you people at the bbq on sat as well, a bit sian leh see all of you again...LOL!!! Juz kidding lah...it'd be great to have a Marchie mini-convoy to JB...plus I'd feel a lot safer if I drive in in a group. Dun want anything to happen to my precious.... . The shopping center you were talking about we were there last time in a convoy of 5 cars. Its HUGE but if you are expecting a bargain you might be dissapointed as it is not cheap and stuffs are what you usually get in Singapore. Kamen will know the way. Its somewhere near Giant i think. So you planning a day trip, go after lunch and come back after dinner? -
Hmm now that you have mentioned, some of my friends who drives a Ford Focus and Sunny actually feel that Caltex fuel gives better power and is more responsive after switching from other brands. Never tried it though. Some of the pple also swears that they will not use SPC, blah blah blah. I also never use before.Originally posted by vone:My mileage too is abt 13-14 km/l .. depends now how hard i drive ..and whether i keep it under 2000 rpm as far as possible...
as long as u keep ur rpms low... u shld be able to have better mileage.
I dont feel that my mileage increases whether using 95 or 98 (i am past 20K liaos)
but yes, the pickup is better while using higher octane ... engine sounds abit more smooth too when i use caltex 98 with techron... otherwise, normally i just stick to SPC... heh heh... when pickup is too good... i cant resist revving my marchie....
** btw, one "trick: i use to save fuel, especially on the NS highway is to drive in the slipstream of the car infront of you..... the bigger the better... u can cut down on yr drag, improve mileage too..... but be careful.. dun tailgate too close....
Hmm slip stream, sounds logical but unless it is Singapore car in front the malaysians usually gives way when you come behind them. Anyway what is your average consumption when you go on NorthSouth? And what petrol do you use? Tried Petronas before? -
recently i was quite desperate for petrol as warning light came out quite long already (always liddat last minute). so i went to caltex which was nearest and pumped the best type.Originally posted by KingMariot:Hmm now that you have mentioned, some of my friends who drives a Ford Focus and Sunny actually feel that Caltex fuel gives better power and is more responsive after switching from other brands. Never tried it though. Some of the pple also swears that they will not use SPC, blah blah blah. I also never use before.
indeed there is a great difference in performance!
the "vroom" sound is quite different (very solid) and the pick up has become quite good. dun think its psychological as i did not bother to take note of it. in fact i've forgotten what petrol i've pumped and later tried very hard to remember when i noticed the remarkable difference.
one thing though, you need a bit of time for the effect to kick in. maybe to clear out the previous petrol? -
i cant believe you actually go to the extent of cruising in other lorry's slipstreams!!! i thought only birds do it?!Originally posted by vone:** btw, one "trick: i use to save fuel, especially on the NS highway is to drive in the slipstream of the car infront of you..... the bigger the better... u can cut down on yr drag, improve mileage too..... but be careful.. dun tailgate too close....
you are my champion!
heard of the geese story? -
one new discovery for me: that our spare tank is 6L.
this means when the fuel warning lights up, we have about 13km x 6L = 78km more to go.
this morning i pumped full tank when the warning light came and took note of the total volume pumped, it registered 35L (almost).
since the specs say that our tank is 41L, this confirms my guess that our spare is 6L.
knowing this is important for me as i had a few encounters in malaysia when i drove with the warning light on for a long distance when it was like 4am in a deserted ulu area.
scared the sh*t outta me... -
the petrol stations in malaysia dun open 24 hrs like ours...
-
we had a 5 marchies convoy there two months back, its the Jusco shopping mall. indeed its very very very huge. nuttin really exciting except that it is damn huge.Originally posted by Blade28:Trying to get another friend to drive in as well, but he may not be free on Fri...haven't set the time yet but should be after lunch. Heard there's a huge new shopping centre there, dun mind going to check it out, but dun really know the way. Would be great if some of you guys came, so I can tag along behind you haha...
Eh, but going to see you people at the bbq on sat as well, a bit sian leh see all of you again...LOL!!! Juz kidding lah...it'd be great to have a Marchie mini-convoy to JB...plus I'd feel a lot safer if I drive in in a group. Dun want anything to happen to my precious....
going there is very easy. if you can get to pelangi shopping centre, just past it by and go straight all the way for about 20 mins. its on your left and you wont miss it. its HUGE remember?
whaz exciting for me is holiday plaza where the pirates are. -
BBQ @ Changi with a view to kill !!
Marchies, this is a chance to meet up your fellow enthusiasts and the many newbies, share Tips and Lobangs, enjoy the good food from our expert in house chef.
COME!! register early to avoid disappointment!
Date/Time: 13 May (Sat) 4pm onwards
Venue: somewhere @ Changi (will confirm address later)
Fees: $8 for your food and booze
Those coming:
1. SAJ
2. Vandagal
3. KingMariot
4. Toadie
5. FadedMango
6. KamenRider
7. kwkckj
8. Blade
9. MarchWar
10. Shaw WB
11.
12.
13. -
check out the jam from SKYCAM before you go, dun say we didnt warn you.Originally posted by Blade28:Trying to get another friend to drive in as well, but he may not be free on Fri...haven't set the time yet but should be after lunch.